About this Course

5,943 recent views
Flexible deadlines
Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.
Shareable Certificate
Earn a Certificate upon completion
100% online
Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.
Coursera Labs
Includes hands on learning projects.
Learn more about Coursera Labs External Link
Beginner Level
Approx. 9 hours to complete
English

What you will learn

  • Learn why it's worth learning to code and what an API is by dealing in the basic currency of the social Internet.

  • Run "code notebooks" and discuss the psychological part of learning code to make you feel more prepared to see yourself as someone who codes.

  • Apply the programming language Python and bridge between the basics of a programming language and interacting with the Internet in fun new ways.

  • Using Python, you'll learn how to say one phrase in over 100 languages in Google Translate, and take simple phrases by translating them.

Flexible deadlines
Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.
Shareable Certificate
Earn a Certificate upon completion
100% online
Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.
Coursera Labs
Includes hands on learning projects.
Learn more about Coursera Labs External Link
Beginner Level
Approx. 9 hours to complete
English

Offered by

Placeholder

University of California, Davis

Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week1
Week 1
3 hours to complete

Pictures of Kittens in Python

3 hours to complete
4 videos (Total 25 min), 3 readings, 2 quizzes
Week2
Week 2
2 hours to complete

Code Notebooks

2 hours to complete
3 videos (Total 23 min)
Week3
Week 3
4 hours to complete

Python as a Calculator

4 hours to complete
7 videos (Total 39 min), 1 reading, 2 quizzes
Week4
Week 4
1 hour to complete

Course Summary & Honors: Interactive Demo

1 hour to complete
2 videos (Total 14 min), 2 readings, 1 quiz

About the Python Basics for Online Research Specialization

Python Basics for Online Research

Frequently Asked Questions

More questions? Visit the Learner Help Center.